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A later Twitter thread from King's College war expert Mike Martin demonstrated the likely strategy Ukrainian troops were using: driving the battle flanks northeast of Lyman and forcing Moscow to defend a critical railroad junction. "Then drive a much bigger encircling movement to trap the whole lot," he said, later adding that it was "causing the Russian Air Force to fly desperate missions to keep hard-to-defend pockets in business."

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Things that I experienced in my case prior to SHTF, and things that you might recognize: Things that make differences between people are more and more problematic (race, religion, political opinion). Polarization is getting obviously stronger. People want to come to your country, but they do not want to “assimilate” or contribute to the greater good. They want to preserve their way of life which is often absolutely contradictory to the way that your country (society) works. The political way of solving those problems often fails, because, in essence, those problems are hard to solve in a democratic way (in...

Fort Myers sees wrath of Hurricane Ian

Daniel Kochis @dankochis Senior Policy Analyst, European AffairsDaniel is a senior policy analyst for European affairs in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom.Russia’s wartime arsenal now appears to include sabotage of underwater pipelines.On Monday, authorities in Europe noticed a sudden drop in pressure in the Nord Stream and Nord Stream II natural gas pipelines, which connect Russia with Germany. Since that time, a total of three leaks (two in NS1 and one in NS2) across both pipelines have been found. Seismologists in Denmark registered explosions in the area measuring around 2.1 and 2.3 on the Richter scale.The leaks are in...

It's possible the speed-up means rapid failure of the slope may be ahead, which could send the mass of land crashing into the water below. That could, in turn, create a tsunami in nearby fjords and bays as well as inundation, dangerous waves and currents in the community of Whittier — a risk scientists first warned about in 2020. The steep slope is located in the Barry Arm fjord, in a narrow stretch of water in Prince William Sound. It's located 30 miles northeast of Whittier. Dennis Staley, a research physical scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey who leads the...

Ong and his wife were taking a smoke break outside a social service office when they started taking pictures of the sky, as they had heard there was something resembling "Guan Yin Ma", the Buddhist Goddess of mercy, compassion and kindness. They were discussing what they saw when a passer-by, a 62-year-old food delivery rider, asked them what they were doing. Ong told him that there was supposed to be something in the sky resembling "Guan Yin Ma", so the delivery rider also began taking pictures. However, he failed to see anything that resembled the Goddess of Mercy, the prosecutor...

Former President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden for previously appearing to promise the start of a world war if Russia invaded Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin began an unprovoked attack on Ukraine Feb. 24 — less than three weeks after Biden said the U.S. would prevent Nord Stream 2 from becoming operational if Russia invaded Ukraine. Trump, via Truth Social on Wednesday, shared a transcript of Biden's Feb. 7 comments. "But how will you do that, exactly, since … the project is in Germany's control?" the president was asked. "I promise you, we will be able to do that,"...

A federal judge this week allowed a Venezuelan businessman’s defamation lawsuit to continue against Fox News and host Lou Dobbs over statements accusing the man of helping rig the 2020 presidential election. Majed Khalil filed the suit last year, alleging statements made on Dobbs’s Twitter account and by Sidney Powell on Dobbs’s show defamed Khalil by accusing him of executing an “electoral 9/11” and helping change ballot counts in voting machines. Dobbs, the Fox Corporation and Fox News moved to dismiss the case in January, arguing the statements were protected under the First Amendment and were not said with actual...

When I think back to my childhood and all the injections I received as a kid, and then fast forward to my time served in the Army for 20 years, I can remember some of the shots I had prior to deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan involving some boosters that they told me were necessary, so of course I just stuck out my arm like a good boy or a good soldier and didn’t think much of it.First, a quick flashback to the Pill Scene from original film “The Matrix”, from 1999: Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) offers Neo (Keanu Reeves) the...

On a day when President Joe Biden’s mental faculties are being questioned again, a new report suggests the media is covering for the 79-year-old president in a way it never did for former President Donald Trump. In studying media fact-checking under Biden and Trump, the conservative Media Research Center said that the truth police have found “zero” examples of Biden lying or being 100% wrong despite his frequent verbal flubs and fabricated life stories...... “There were zero ‘Pants on Fire’ rulings about President Biden in his first 20 months. By contrast, Donald Trump has 10 in that time span. Biden...

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A coalition of 22 Republican lawmakers on Tuesday demanded that Attorney General Merrick Garland explain why the Department of Justice deployed the FBI to raid in SWAT style the home of a Catholic pro-life activist. “We request an explanation for the excessive level of force used by the FBI in this case, and why the power of federal law enforcement was once again used against an American citizen in what should be a state and local matter,” the members of Congress wrote in the letter. “Please issue a written letter in response by Friday, September 30th, 2022.”

Convicted sex-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has become prison pals with notorious killer Narcy Novack who murdered her rich husband and her mother-in-law in a bid to get her hands on their estate, according to a new report.Since her transfer to the low-security prison FCI Tallahassee in Florida, she’s struck up a friendship with Novack, who was convicted in the double slaying of her hotel heir husband, Ben Novack Jr. and her mother-in-law, Bernice Novack. Maxwell and Narcy Novack allegedly bonded over their privilege as wealthy, White women, who shared the gilded lifestyle of multimillionaires before becoming inmates, the Daily Mirror reported.

In an analysis of outpatient data from over 5 million adults, hemoglobin level measured Anemia, a common complication of chronic kidney disease, is associated with adverse outcomes. Unfortunately, the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) to target a normal hemoglobin level has been associated with increased cardiovascular risk. This large study of over 5 million patients sought to describe the burden and risk factors associated with anemia by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) level. In a study, researchers found that severe anemia was common and strongly associated with lower eGFR and multiple adverse outcomes. ESA use was rare. Although iron studies...

PRINCE Andrew will be nothing more than the Royal dog walker in chief under King Charles III as the disgraced Duke faces being nearly totally frozen out of the family, experts have said. Royal observers believe shamed Andrew - often dubbed The Queen's favourite - faces very little meaningful future in The Firm despite his well reported ambition to return to frontline duties. Andrew is attempting to rehab his image as he dreams of making a comeback after humiliatingly settling out of court with sex accuser Virginia Giuffre. It was the latest in a lengthy string of embarrassments which were...

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Hurricane Ian is currently hogging the airwaves, as it should. Still, a far more severe situation could soon erupt that would have global implications, and it all hinges on what in the world happened to the Nord Stream pipelines in recent days, and why? Former President Donald Trump is laser-focused on the unfolding situation, and he has an idea worth considering. In case you missed it, over the past 48 hours, reports first emerged that one of the geopolitically controversial Nord Stream pipelines, originating in Russia, sprang a “leak.” Soon after, more leaks were reported before officials in the region...

Without Russian Gas, Our Economy Will be Dead!” – Thousands of Protesters March in Eastern German States Against Soaring Energy Prices the Night Before Nord Stream Blasts By Jim Hoft The night before the line was damaged, thousands of people in Gera in Germany marched against Socialist Olaf Scholz’s policy and the explosion of energy and gas prices in Germany. The protesters called for an end to sanctions on Russia and the reopening of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline... Tweet: Radio Genova: Thousands of people in Gera in Germany against Olaf Scholz’s policy and the explosion of energy and...

John Fetterman polls ahead of Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania amid voters’ crime concernsFox News' Bryan Llenas reports on Philadelphia’s police union backing Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz as Democrat John Fetterman polls ahead in the state. Democrat John Fetterman tops Republican Mehmet Oz among Pennsylvania voters by 45%-41%, in a Fox News survey released Wednesday. That 4-point edge is within the poll’s margin of sampling error, and down from an 11-point advantage in late July. It is notable neither candidate receives majority support. Three percent favor independent candidate Everett Stern, and 11% back someone else, are unsure or won’t...